May 22 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Rosneft rose the most in almost
two weeks after Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he
ordered Rosneft’s board to appoint Igor Sechin as chief
executive officer.

Rosneft jumped 1.7 percent to 198.34 rubles by the close in
Moscow, the biggest gain since May 11. The 30-stock Micex Index
rose 0.2 percent to 1,301.09. Rosneft has the fourth-largest
weighting on the index at 7 percent.

Rosneft will boost output and payments to the budget and
make its offshore projects a priority, Sechin said.